Garment



GARMENT Filed March 22, 1937 ATTORNEY.

H. s. KOHLER 2,170,083 I Patented Aug. 22, 1939 UNITED STATES r ATENT OFFICE GARMENT Harriet S. Kohler, Westport, Conn.

Application March 22,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in garments and relates more particularly to an improved nether garment which is designed primarily for ladies, the principal object of the invention being toprovide an undergarment of the type generally known as panties, which will afford the wearer a greater measure of freedom of movement than is normally found in garments of this character, and which will afford a higher order of comfort as well.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved nether garment which may be constructed from a plurality of relatively small blanks which can be cut from remnants of goods which are normally unused because of their size, the garment, however, being made in such a fashion as to actually improve the style and wearing qualities even though produced at a low price.

Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a novel ladies nether garment, which, while affording an unusual degree of freedom during movement, will nevertheless not ride upwardly on the figure nor twist.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide an improved type of pants of ladies which will present a smooth, unbroken line at both the front and rear of the wearer.

In the drawing:

Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are employed in constructing presently preferred form;

Fig. 4 is a front view in perspective of the finished garment.

The garment in plan views of the blanks the garment in its its presently preferred form is illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawing and is constructed from a number of blanks of material, all but one of which are generally triangular in shape. The blank 10 illustrated in Fig. 1 is in the form of an isosceles triangle, two of which blanks constitute the body portion of the garment, one of the blanks be'ng positioned at the front and one at the rear of the garment. The upper edges ll of each blank constitute the upper edge of the garment, which edges are joined together at their points l2 and encircle the waist of the wearer. These blanks are so cut as to have this upper edge I l on the straight of the material, as indicated by the arrow, and it is preferred that this edge be parallel with the warp threads.

The leg portions of the garment are constructed from four blanks I3 of the type shown in Fig. 2. This triangular blank includes substantially straight edges l4 and I5, an arcuately 1937, Serial No. 132,315

curved lower edge l6 and a short vertical straight edge ll positioned between straight edge I l and curved edge I6. The edge [4 is preferably on the straight of the material and is desirably parallel with the warp threads, which threads are normally stronger than the filler threads.

The edge M of the blank l3, as positioned in Fig. 2, is joined to the diagonal edge 20 of the blank ID by means of stitching 20', which blank [3 in this position forms the right front leg portion I8 of the garment when viewed from the front. A blank similar to the blank I3 is joined along the same edge M to the opposite edge 2| of the line 10, thereby forming the left front leg portion l9. By making the edge l4 parallel to the warp threads of the blank, a greatermeasure of strength is provided at the point where there is considerable strain upon the garment.

'As stated before, a blank similar to the'blank In forms the rear body portion of the garment and two additional blanks l3 also form the two rear leg portions.

The front and rear body portions of the garment are joined tog-ether by means of an elongated strap 23 which is desirably upon the straight of the material with the warp threads in a position indicated by the arrow. The side edges 24 and 25 are preferably non-parallel and taper inwardly to the center point 26, thereby making said central portion of the strap narrower than the terminals thereof. The end portions of the strap are formed with two diagonal edges 28, each of which edges is joined to the edges ll of the blanks l3, thereby giving the strap portion of the garment greater fullness than would be the case if the transverse edges of the strap were straight and the edge 11 were at substantially right angles to the edge M in the blanks l3.

To complete the garment, the diagonal edges 15 of the adjacent blanks l3 are joined together by means of stitching 30. In the completed garment shown in Fig. 4, the meeting edges l5 of the blanks l3 are stitched together over their entire length, whereas on the right hand side of the garment, the stitching extends from the lower edge of the garment to a point 32. The garment is open from this point to the upper edge of the garment, wherein the meeting edges are secured by means of a button or snap fastener 34.

What I claim is:

A nether garment comprising body and leg portions and being formed from a plurality of formed from a pair of blanks joined together along bias edges to form a side seam extending from the upper to the lower edge of the garment, a second edge of each of said blanks constituting the lower edge of the leg portions and a third edge thereof being on the straight and being joined to one bias edge of the blanks constituting the front and rear body portions, and a. crotch piece joining the front and rear body portions to complete the leg portions.

HARRIET S. KOHLER.

of such blanks being on ing downwardly and inwardly toward the crotch portion of the garment, each leg portion being 

